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Commons to provide translation for MPs speaking Indigenous languages
OTTAWA — When Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette gave a speech last year entirely in Cree, hardly any of his fellow parliamentarians in the House of Commons understood a word he said.
That’s because Commons rules recognized only French and English as languages deserving of simultaneous translation.
But no more.
Members of Parliament from all parties have accepted a report that recommends interpretation services be made available on request for any MP who wishes to use one of more than 60 Indigenous languages in the Commons or in a Commons committee.